THIS RESEARCH IS AIMED AT ESTABLISHING A PLAN FOR PERFORMING IV&V OF THE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TCO SYSTEM. THE APPROACH WILL BE TAILORED TO ACHIEVE THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES ESTABLISHED FOR THE IV&V EFFORT, BUT WILL ALSO EXPLOIT THE GENERIC ASPECTS OF IV&V IN A MANNER THAT ALLOWS FOR THE PLAN TO SERVE AS A PROTOTYPE FOR FUTURE IV&V PLANNING EFFORTS. THE SPECIFIC TASKS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED INCLUDE: FAMILIARIZATION WITH THE TCO SYSTEM PROGRAM; DEFINITION OF IV&V TASKS AND TECHNICAL APPROACH; SELECTION OF AUTOMATED SOFTWARE TOOLS; DEFINITION OF THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE DEVELOPMENT CONTRACTOR AND THE IV&V TEAM; DEFINITION OF AND DISCUSSION OF ISSUES RELATING TO THE IV&V ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; AND GENERATION OF A FINAL REPORT.